Handwriting: The great debate - Handwriting vs Keyboarding

Handwriting: The great debate - Handwriting vs Keyboarding

Event Details

There is an ongoing debate about whether handwriting is still important, given that many students only use keyboards. The research clearly tells us that handwriting is an integral part of reading development and is essential to literacy learning.

In this workshop we will look at the research and investigate an appropriate modified writing style for our struggling learners.

Leslie Keast-Patch is an educator, author and creator of Learnersaurus. For over 30 years she worked as a teacher, a learning support teacher and music specialist in schools, before specialising in literacy and dyslexia. Leslie saw the frustration and concerns that parents and teachers endure when their intelligent and eager students continue to struggle to acquire literacy skills after several years of schooling, and more importantly the damage to self esteem and tragic waste of potential of so many children. Through her research, experience and work with students of all ages and abilities, it was clear there was a need to create alternative learning programs and educational workshops to provide opportunities for literacy learning. 

Schools can Register their Teachers using the Workshop Registration Form below. ?Payment can be via credit card (preferred) or Invoice. 

Download the Workshop Registration Form 
 

Important Notes? 

1. Payment is required prior to the date of the Professional Development Workshop in order to secure attendance and is not refundable.  
2. For information on our Cancellation and Transfer Policy, please ?click here.  
3. This workshop contributes to the 10 Queensland College of Teachers continuing Professional Development Requirements. You will receive a certificate on the day of event.  
4. Certificates will not be issued to participants if a School / Organisation has not finalised payment by the day of the Workshop. Once payment has been finalised, the certificate will be emailed to the participant.